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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over‐the‐Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, 2020-2021 Annual Averages
Metropolitan area 2020
rate
2021
rate
Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

8.1 5.3 -2.8  

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

17.7 7.6 -10.1 1

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

15.5 7.8 -7.7 2

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

17.1 9.9 -7.2 3

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.7 5.1 -5.6 4

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.5 6.1 -5.4 5

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

22.6 17.5 -5.1 6

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 2.8 -4.9 7

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

11.8 6.9 -4.9 7

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.9 7.2 -4.7 9

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.2 5.5 -4.7 9

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

10.5 6.1 -4.4 11

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 5.4 -4.4 11

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

13.7 9.3 -4.4 11

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.6 7.3 -4.3 14

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 4.0 -4.3 14

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.1 6.8 -4.3 14

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 4.5 -4.2 17

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.9 5.7 -4.2 17

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 4.0 -4.2 17

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.2 7.1 -4.1 20

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.6 5.5 -4.1 20

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

10.3 6.2 -4.1 20

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.7 5.7 -4.0 23

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 4.7 -4.0 23

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

17.1 13.1 -4.0 23

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

8.9 5.0 -3.9 26

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.5 4.6 -3.9 26

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 4.4 -3.9 26

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 5.5 -3.8 29

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 5.6 -3.8 29

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

10.4 6.6 -3.8 29

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

9.4 5.6 -3.8 29

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.0 -3.7 33

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.1 6.4 -3.7 33

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 3.9 -3.7 33

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 5.6 -3.7 33

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 4.7 -3.7 33

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 5.7 -3.7 33

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.1 6.4 -3.7 33

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.5 5.9 -3.6 40

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.2 5.6 -3.6 40

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 3.7 -3.6 40

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.5 5.9 -3.6 40

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.2 -3.5 44

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.2 5.7 -3.5 44

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 5.5 -3.5 44

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 3.2 -3.5 44

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.0 6.5 -3.5 44

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 6.3 -3.5 44

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 3.8 -3.5 44

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.9 6.4 -3.5 44

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.3 6.8 -3.5 44

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.3 -3.4 53

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.6 6.2 -3.4 53

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.2 -3.4 53

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.6 6.2 -3.4 53

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

6.7 3.3 -3.4 53

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 5.6 -3.4 53

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.5 5.1 -3.4 53

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.0 -3.4 53

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.1 5.7 -3.4 53

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 6.4 -3.4 53

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

8.9 5.5 -3.4 53

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 6.0 -3.3 64

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 4.7 -3.3 64

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 4.5 -3.3 64

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.2 5.9 -3.3 64

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.8 5.5 -3.3 64

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.8 5.5 -3.3 64

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

9.5 6.2 -3.3 64

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.3 -3.3 64

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 5.1 -3.3 64

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.1 -3.2 73

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 2.9 -3.2 73

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 4.9 -3.2 73

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.5 8.3 -3.2 73

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 3.8 -3.2 73

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.5 -3.2 73

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.5 -3.2 73

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 5.1 -3.1 80

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 5.3 -3.1 80

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 3.4 -3.1 80

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 5.8 -3.1 80

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 4.8 -3.1 80

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 4.4 -3.1 80

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 5.3 -3.1 80

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 4.1 -3.1 80

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA

10.0 6.9 -3.1 80

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.1 8.0 -3.1 80

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 5.9 -3.1 80

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.3 -3.1 80

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.2 6.1 -3.1 80

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.1 7.0 -3.1 80

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.0 -3.1 80

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 6.0 -3.0 95

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 4.7 -3.0 95

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 3.6 -3.0 95

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.3 -3.0 95

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 5.2 -3.0 95

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.6 -3.0 95

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 4.8 -3.0 95

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.5 5.6 -2.9 102

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 3.9 -2.9 102

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 2.8 -2.9 102

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

12.8 9.9 -2.9 102

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.2 -2.9 102

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 3.7 -2.9 102

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.7 -2.9 102

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.2 -2.9 102

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 3.8 -2.9 102

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 6.4 -2.9 102

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 4.1 -2.9 102

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 6.1 -2.9 102

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 6.0 -2.9 102

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.5 8.6 -2.9 102

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 6.5 -2.9 102

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.0 -2.9 102

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 5.5 -2.9 102

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.5 8.6 -2.9 102

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.4 -2.9 102

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.4 -2.9 102

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.3 -2.8 122

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.0 -2.8 122

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 3.1 -2.8 122

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.3 -2.8 122

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 5.2 -2.8 122

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.6 6.8 -2.8 122

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.8 -2.8 122

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.5 -2.8 122

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 6.5 -2.8 122

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 5.2 -2.8 122

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 5.8 -2.8 122

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.5 -2.8 122

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 3.7 -2.8 122

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.4 -2.8 122

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 6.1 -2.8 122

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.1 -2.8 122

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.0 -2.8 122

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.1 8.3 -2.8 122

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.7 6.9 -2.8 122

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

13.4 10.6 -2.8 122

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.5 -2.8 122

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 4.9 -2.7 143

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 5.2 -2.7 143

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

6.1 3.4 -2.7 143

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 3.3 -2.7 143

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.1 -2.7 143

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.6 -2.7 143

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 3.2 -2.7 143

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.0 8.3 -2.7 143

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.1 -2.7 143

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.2 7.5 -2.7 143

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.6 -2.7 143

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.4 -2.7 143

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 4.3 -2.7 143

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.1 -2.7 143

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 5.3 -2.6 157

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.1 -2.6 157

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 3.8 -2.6 157

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.7 -2.6 157

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.8 -2.6 157

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 4.4 -2.6 157

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 6.7 -2.6 157

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 4.1 -2.6 157

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 3.5 -2.6 157

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.5 -2.6 157

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 4.4 -2.6 157

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.0 -2.6 157

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.3 -2.6 157

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.3 -2.6 157

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.1 -2.6 157

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.7 9.1 -2.6 157

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.1 -2.6 157

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

5.8 3.2 -2.6 157

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.8 -2.6 157

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 5.6 -2.6 157

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.2 -2.6 157

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 5.6 -2.6 157

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.6 7.0 -2.6 157

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.4 -2.5 180

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 4.2 -2.5 180

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.3 -2.5 180

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.3 -2.5 180

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.6 -2.5 180

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 3.4 -2.5 180

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.0 -2.5 180

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 6.9 -2.5 180

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.6 9.1 -2.5 180

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 2.8 -2.5 180

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.3 -2.5 180

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.9 -2.5 180

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.1 -2.5 180

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 5.9 -2.5 180

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.7 -2.5 180

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.2 -2.5 180

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.8 6.3 -2.5 180

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 5.5 -2.5 180

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 6.2 -2.5 180

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.9 7.4 -2.5 180

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.7 -2.5 180

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.7 -2.5 180

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 6.4 -2.5 180

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.0 -2.5 180

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.3 -2.5 180

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 5.5 -2.5 180

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.1 -2.5 180

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 5.1 -2.5 180

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.3 -2.5 180

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 4.3 -2.4 209

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.7 -2.4 209

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 3.5 -2.4 209

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 2.6 -2.4 209

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.2 -2.4 209

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 3.6 -2.4 209

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 4.6 -2.4 209

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 5.5 -2.4 209

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.2 6.8 -2.4 209

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 5.1 -2.4 209

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 6.3 -2.4 209

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 2.6 -2.4 209

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.2 -2.4 209

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.2 -2.4 209

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.4 -2.4 209

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 5.0 -2.4 209

St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area(1)

6.8 4.4 -2.4 209

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 2.8 -2.4 209

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.1 -2.4 209

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.2 -2.4 209

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 6.2 -2.4 209

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.1 8.7 -2.4 209

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.1 -2.3 231

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 5.2 -2.3 231

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 4.1 -2.3 231

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.3 -2.3 231

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 4.5 -2.3 231

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.0 -2.3 231

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 6.7 -2.3 231

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.1 -2.3 231

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.1 8.8 -2.3 231

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.2 -2.3 231

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.9 -2.3 231

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.3 -2.3 231

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.0 -2.3 231

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.2 -2.3 231

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.1 -2.3 231

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 4.9 -2.3 231

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.8 -2.3 231

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.7 7.4 -2.3 231

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.4 8.1 -2.3 231

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.8 -2.3 231

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.2 -2.2 251

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 3.5 -2.2 251

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.9 -2.2 251

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.6 -2.2 251

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.0 7.8 -2.2 251

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.9 -2.2 251

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.6 -2.2 251

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.5 6.3 -2.2 251

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.0 -2.2 251

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

12.5 10.3 -2.2 251

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.1 -2.2 251

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.5 -2.2 251

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 6.0 -2.2 251

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.6 -2.1 264

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.4 -2.1 264

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.1 -2.1 264

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.1 8.0 -2.1 264

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 6.2 -2.1 264

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.5 -2.1 264

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 4.3 -2.1 264

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.8 9.7 -2.1 264

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.4 -2.1 264

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 5.4 -2.1 264

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.1 -2.1 264

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 4.5 -2.1 264

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.0 -2.1 264

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.2 -2.1 264

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 2.7 -2.1 264

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 5.2 -2.1 264

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.2 -2.1 264

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.4 -2.1 264

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 6.1 -2.0 282

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 4.8 -2.0 282

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.1 7.1 -2.0 282

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 5.5 -2.0 282

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 5.1 -2.0 282

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.6 -2.0 282

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 2.7 -2.0 282

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.8 -2.0 282

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.8 -2.0 282

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 5.2 -2.0 282

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.4 -2.0 282

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 3.7 -2.0 282

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 6.9 -2.0 282

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.5 -2.0 282

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 6.3 -2.0 282

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.9 -2.0 282

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.1 -2.0 282

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.1 -2.0 282

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 5.3 -1.9 300

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.2 9.3 -1.9 300

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 6.4 -1.9 300

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 4.1 -1.9 300

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 3.8 -1.9 300

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 2.8 -1.9 300

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.9 7.0 -1.9 300

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 4.1 -1.9 300

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 5.0 -1.9 300

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.3 -1.9 300

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

8.2 6.4 -1.8 310

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 6.1 -1.8 310

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 2.5 -1.8 310

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.4 -1.8 310

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 6.2 -1.8 310

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 2.7 -1.8 310

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.0 -1.8 310

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.1 -1.8 310

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 5.1 -1.8 310

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 4.0 -1.8 310

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 4.6 -1.8 310

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.0 -1.7 321

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

4.8 3.1 -1.7 321

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.7 -1.7 321

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.9 -1.7 321

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

7.2 5.5 -1.7 321

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.0 -1.7 321

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 2.9 -1.7 321

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.1 -1.7 321

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 6.2 -1.7 321

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 2.5 -1.7 321

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 6.1 -1.7 321

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 5.5 -1.7 321

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 5.5 -1.7 321

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.9 -1.7 321

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 2.7 -1.6 335

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 4.5 -1.6 335

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.9 -1.6 335

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.8 -1.6 335

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 5.1 -1.6 335

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.1 -1.6 335

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.4 -1.6 335

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.7 -1.6 335

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.3 -1.6 335

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.5 -1.6 335

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 5.2 -1.6 335

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.6 -1.5 346

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 5.5 -1.5 346

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.4 -1.5 346

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.8 -1.5 346

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

9.3 7.8 -1.5 346

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 2.9 -1.4 351

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 5.3 -1.4 351

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

7.8 6.4 -1.4 351

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.0 -1.4 351

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.6 -1.4 351

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.3 -1.4 351

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.9 -1.4 351

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.4 -1.3 358

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.2 -1.3 358

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

7.4 6.1 -1.3 358

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.5 -1.3 358

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 6.4 -1.3 358

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.5 -1.3 358

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.9 -1.3 358

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 5.2 -1.3 358

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 5.0 -1.2 366

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.4 -1.2 366

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 5.7 -1.2 366

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.7 -1.2 366

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.5 -1.1 370

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.1 -1.1 370

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 5.7 -1.1 370

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.8 -1.1 370

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 5.2 -1.1 370

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 5.9 -1.1 370

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 2.9 -1.1 370

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.6 -1.1 370

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 6.6 -1.0 378

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.9 -1.0 378

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 8.4 -1.0 378

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.1 -1.0 378

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 6.9 -0.9 382

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.7 -0.8 383

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

5.0 4.2 -0.8 383

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 5.8 -0.7 385

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.0 -0.6 386

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

4.8 4.5 -0.3 387

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

5.0 4.9 -0.1 388

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 8.0 0.4 389

Footnotes
(1) Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.

Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based.

 

Last Modified Date: April 19, 2024